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JAMES ALVIN RUSS
Major · U.S. Army
July 17, 1940 – April 27, 1970
Service recordJames Alvin Russ, of Panama City, Florida, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on April 27, 1970, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 61
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Operations And Training Staff Officer (G3,a3,s3) (2162)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- July 17, 1940
- Home of record
- Panama City, Florida (Bay County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1970
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1970; eight of them were lost in Pleiku Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 24 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 61
- GARY ANTHONY SANCEVERINOSpecialist Four · April 27, 1970
- BLAINE PATRICK SMILIECorporal · April 27, 1970
- JAMES THEALBEART SWIFT JRCorporal · April 27, 1970
- GEORGE WILLIAM TOMSpecialist Five · April 27, 1970
Same unit, same day
- CARL NELSON FISHER JRCaptain · Panel 11W, Line 57
- ROY VIRGIL GRAYCaptain · Panel 11W, Line 58
- GERALD EUGENE MCKAYLieutenant Colonel · Panel 11W, Line 59
- JAMES HESTER PALMERSergeant Major · Panel 11W, Line 60
- JAMES THEALBEART SWIFT JRCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 61
From Panama City
- ROBERT OWEN CANTRELLSpecialist Four · February 11, 1966
- ANDREW HERMAN HODGEStaff Sergeant · November 1, 1966
- LYNWOOD AUSTIN TIPTONPrivate First Class · March 6, 1967
- KENNETH ARTHUR CULLENSecond Lieutenant · April 9, 1967
- DAVID ALFRED LANDLance Corporal · June 7, 1967
- ARDENIA FREEMANPrivate First Class · November 6, 1967
- SHIRLEY WILDY JRLance Corporal · May 28, 1968
- LEROY DIGSBYCorporal · June 10, 1968
- WALTER ROY MCKEEPrivate First Class · August 31, 1968
- RAYMOND LEE JANSENIUSSpecialist Five · October 30, 1968
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.